Cremona woman, 69, charged after alleged theft from Mountain View County home
Didsbury RCMP say the accused had been hired to provide home-care and housekeeping services at the rural property before the alleged theft occurred.
Why it matters
The case highlights risks for households hiring home-care and housekeeping workers, and police are seeking other potential victims.
Didsbury RCMP have charged a 69-year-old Cremona woman following an investigation into a reported theft at a rural property in Mountain View County on Aug. 3.
Police say the victim reported that a woman hired to provide home-care and housekeeping services allegedly stole items from the residence while performing her duties. Investigators allege the suspect asked the victims to meet her at separate locations, then returned to the property after they left and entered the home.
She was confronted by a man who had been asked to watch the property in the victims' absence. Police say they determined the suspect had removed a video surveillance camera from the residence, and an item belonging to the victim was allegedly found in her vehicle.
The woman was arrested and her vehicle seized. Police obtained a search warrant and recovered the victim's property. She has been charged with theft under $5,000 and being unlawfully in a dwelling, and is set to appear in Didsbury court on Aug. 24.
Didsbury RCMP believe there may be additional victims given the woman's work as a housekeeper and are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers.
Compiled by the Alberta Daily Desk — an AI-written summary of reporting from the credited sources below, produced and reviewed under our editorial policy.